Research for Sustainability

Official Announcement of the New BMBF Framework Programme
Research für Sustainable Developments
2 February 2010, Magnus-Haus, Berlin

Berlin, 2/02/10. Today, the Federal Minister of Research and Education, Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan officially presented in Berlin the new BMBF framework programme "Research für Sustainable Developments". further Information (only German)

FONA Fields of Research

Society - Industry and Business - Regions - Ressources - System Earth

The listed fields of research offer a thematic introduction to the research focal points and topics related to sustainability. In the framework of FONA, scientists and diverse societal groups work together to find solutions for a sustainable development. Catch up on current issues and problem-solving approaches. more
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/research.php )

FONA Events

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6th BMBF Forum for Sustainability

09.09.2009 - 10.09.2009, Hamburg
Today, Prof Dr Frieder Meyer-Krahmer, State Secretary to the German Federal Minister of Education and Research (BMBF) opened the conference „Research for Sustainability – One Step Further“ at the Prototyp Museum Hamburg. The aim of the conference is to strengthen the ... more
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/7556)

Innovations

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Road Reconstruction (only available in German)

Die Wirtgen GmbH kann bei der Straßensanierung den alten Belag vor Ort vollständig wiederverwerten, was Transport- und Energiebedarf verringert. more
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/5620)

Research Priority

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Key Innovations

What innovations could play a key role in efforts towards more sustainability in industry? more
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/5716)

Research Topics

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Labour and Corporate Development

What holistic and sustainable concepts for company and work organization enable a balance between a human-oriented structuring of work, corporate success and employment development? more
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/5734)

Projects

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KIDA (only available in German)

Die Potenziale und tatsächlichen Implikationen unterschiedlicher Kooperationsformen in der Abfallwirtschaft werden in Bezug auf eine nachhaltige Entwicklung untersucht und bewertet. more
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/5657)

Deutsche Version

BMBF Framework

Forschung für Nachhaltige Entwicklungen (only German)
- Langfassung (DIN-A4) -
68 Seiten
(URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/forschung_nachhaltige_entwicklungen.pdf)

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Forschung für Nachhaltige Entwicklungen (only German)
- Kurzfassung (DIN-A5) -
14 Seiten
(URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/forschung_nachhaltige_entwicklungen_kurz.pdf)

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News

02.02.2010
Germany fulfilled its climate change obligations of the Kyoto Protocol in 2008 (only available in German)
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8617)
02.02.2010
ESMT Research "market modeling electric mobility" sponsored by the Federal Government (only available in German)
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8616)
01.02.2010
Conserving water meadows: Why and how? (only available in German)
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8614)

more news
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/news.php)

Study and Research on Sustainability
(URL: http://www.leitfaden-nachhaltigkeit.de/index_en.html)
(URL: http://www.research-in-germany.de/)
(URL: http://www.research-in-germany.de/coremedia/generator/dachportal/en/05__Topics_20in_20Focus/Environmental_20Technologies/Green_20Talents/Green_20Talents_20-_20Startseite.html)

Events

24.02.2010
2°-Forum 2010: Research and innovation for climate protection, Berlin (only available in German)
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8586)

03.03.2010 - 05.03.2010
10th International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2010 , Basel
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8518)

more events
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/events.php)

Press Service

03.02.2010
Schavan: "Now, the Decade of Research has started." (only available in German)
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8618)
09.09.2009
Meyer-Krahmer: "We take global responsibility" (only available in German)
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8343)

more press reports
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/press.php)

Publications

Die Thematische Strategie für den Bodenschutz (2008) (only available in German)
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/7184)

Versorgungssysteme als Gegenstand sozial-ökologischer Forschung: Ernährung und Wasser (2004) (only available in German)
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/864)

more publications
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/publications.php)

Actors

Institut für Textil und Bekleidungstechnik, TU Dresden
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/973)

fundamentale - Die junge Akademie
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8575)

more actors
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/actors.php)

fona-Network

Are you already an actor in the fona-Network? You can register here.
Registration for the FONA-NETWORK
(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/newactor.php)

Menu - Research for Sustainability

05.01.2010 - 28.02.2010 German-New Zealand Cooperation (only available in German)(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8567)
30.12.2009 - 31.03.2010 ERA-IB: Industrial biotechnology for Europe (only available in German)(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8566)
11.11.2009 - 23.02.2010 ERA-NET WoodWisdom-Net 2 - "Innovation for sustainability and competitiveness of forest-based economy" (only available in German)(URL: http://www.fona.de/en/8499)

more calls (URL: http://www.fona.de/en/calls.php)

coordinating office:

(URL: http://www.zt-consulting.de)

Research for Sustainability

Official Announcement of the New BMBF Framework Programme
Research für Sustainable Developments
2 February 2010, Magnus-Haus, Berlin